Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-14
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
TWENTY. SEVENTH sEssIoN-N1NTH DAY.
SENATE.

| The Senate was called to order AZ ii A. NJ. by
Lieutenant Governor Waterman. Roll called
| and approved.
The Committee on Contingent Expenses and
mileage reported as follows as 10 the mileage of
the Lieutenant-Governor and members OF the
Senate: Senators-Abbott. us miles, sl7 50;
| Boggs, 1Si miles, SIS 40: Bowers. l,;IS2 miles.
SIS 20: Briceland, 35i miles So 40; Byrnes, 2Q2
miles, $50 20: Caminetti, lis miles, Sl1 So Chand-
ler 76 miles, 81 60; Ciunie, 16S miles, SIC Sd;
| Conklin, 256 miles, SIS 60: Crandall, $50 miles,
s25 60; Commins, l6S miles, Sl6 50; Dixon, 2i2
miles, ga %; Dray, no miles; Gesf0rd, ~ miles
So; Haynes, 624 miles, s62 10; Hinshaw,. 2l6
miles, 81 60; Jones, l56 miles, Sl5 20; Langford,
90 miles, 50 60; Lenahan, los miles, SIG 20; Nc
Carthy, los miles. SIC so; McCudden, ia miles,
So 40; Mcdonald. les miles, SIG so; Meany, 22s
miles, So So Moffitt, 1s2 miles, SIS 20; Murphy,
l6s miles, SIC so; Patterson 10 miles, s7i; Pin
der, los miles, SIG 80; Rose, $50 miles, go 60;
| Spellacy, 16S miles, SIC 50; Steele $50 miles,
SIS 60; Sullivan, los miles, SIC so; Vrooman, lS2
miles, SIS 20: walra,h, l42 miles, So 20; White,
$50 miles, sos 60: Wilson, l6S miles, SIC so: YELL
40 miles, s4l; Lieutenant Governor Waterman,
| 1l76 miles, SLY TO.
| The report was adopted.
Bills introduced out of order:
| BY matchmaking Section GIG of the CODE
| of Civil Procedure relative to the administra-
| ton of the estate of nonresident ,decedants
| dying intestate.
| Also, amending Section 739 of the Political
| Code. relative to salaries of officers connected
withe the Supreme Court.
| Also, (by requesD in relation to the care of
| orphan and abandoned children.
Also. authorizing corporations and associ-
| ations TO make mortgages and leases on real
! estate of decedants
BY Clunie (by request), amending Sections 4l9
| and 400 of the Civil Code relative to insurance,
Also, two other bills amending sections of the
i Code, relative to insurance.
| Also, making appropriation for rent OF lnsur-
| ance Commissioner for thirty eighth fiscal year.
| A riatip moi
| in thirty-seventh fiscal year.
Also, an Act amending Section 3i6S of the
| Civil Code.
| Also. to repeal Section 45l of the Civil Code
| relative to mutual life insurance companies. =
Also. relative to life casualty and assessment
PIN OF insurance, and the conducting of the
| same.
Also, authorizing and regulating actions
| against the State of California.
| Also to pay for publishing amendment No.
| | to the Constitution for election in 1886.
Also, regulating the labor OF street car drivers
| and gripmen.
| Also, TO regulate the hours of labor of street
| railroads constructed under the laws of the
State pertaining to counties of over 100000 in
Also. an Act creating and maintaining relief
and pension fund in the police department of
| this State
| This is drafted under Section of Article II
OF the Constitution, and is intended to apply to
San Francisco, Sacramento, stockton. Oakland,
| San Jose and Los Angeles, being the same as
N.
| BY Boggs-To establish an asylum for insane
| criminals of the State
By Bowers-To prohibit assessment or collec-
| ton of any tax or license for the manufacture
| or sale of native wines of the State.
| By Sergeant-Relative TO the boundary of San
| Benito county.
BY Langford-Providing for the formation,
management and c .ntroi of irrigation districts.
| By Mccarthy (by requeSt)-TO pay the claims
| of Jesse A Gallant, Thomas Curtain, ]. F.
Gothorne, and Edwin F. Smith.
By Caminetti-To amend Section 10 of Code
of Civil Procedure, relative TO disqualification
of Judges.
BY Sullivan-For the reliefof George Nitingale
and others, whose property was destroyed by
the blasting and eXcayating of Telegraph Hill,
San Francisco.
By Gesford-Relative to the preservation of
| game and fish.
By Notwithstanding corporations to act
as executors, etc.
By Mofftt-Relaive to the powers of Boards
| of Trustees of the fifth class.
On motion of Mr.. Boggs, the special order set
for the day, relative to appointments made by
Governor Stoneman, was taken up out ~ order
| and these appointees confirmed on roll-call:
Charles II. Randall. Director of the state In
sane Asylum at Stockton
Pilot Commissioners for the harh0r of Hum
boldt Bay and Bar, Peter Belcher H. Kingston
and William Carson.
D. NJ. Delmas, Regent of the University of
California.
William H. Thornby, Commissioner of Immi-
grafton.
Thomas j. Sherwood Fish Commissioner.
Robert I. DeYlin member of State Board of
Prison Directors.
l. W. Hcllman Regent of the University of
California; and W. T. Wallace, Regent OF the
University of CO lifornia.
Frank McCopIin. Harbor Commissioner.
Directors of the State Insane Asylum ut Napa
w F. Henning, J. C. Martin and George n.
Cornwell.
David W. weldt, Pilot for the Port of Will
mngton.
Eugene che, of stockton, Brigadier-General
Third Brigade, National Guard of California.
Upon the question to confirm the appointment
of Theodore A. Lord, Trustee of the Asylum for
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, Mr.. Cunie made a
motion to refer it to the Judiciary Committee,
stating, as a reason therefor, that he was in re-
ceipt OF correspondence from different parts of
the State petitioning that his confirmation be
rejected. and thought the matter should be in
vestigated
Mr.. White wanted TO know the character of
| the objection
Mr. Clunie then sent to the desk petitions
! from the AntiChinese Nom Partisan Committee
| and the State Assembly Knights of Labor The
petitions recited that Mr.. Lord, by his testimony
| in the Lord-Woosey case, was shown to be in
| favor of Chinese, and as Trustee of the asylum
sanctioned the employ of an alien Chinese
| cook in preference to white labor, the same
| being in violation of the Constitution of the
Stare, and-he, therefore, being unfit to be such
Trustee.
Mr. Meany stated he also had heard certain
charges.
Mr. Vrooman thought there was nothing
| wherein to found char ge against the integrity
of a State officer to warrant an investigation as
| 10 the act of defiance to the Constitution he
| thought there was nothing in that instrument
| prohibiting a gentleman from expressing his
| views upon that subject in II lawsuit. But if
| any offense was committed. he thought there
| were two other members of the Board who were
| equally guilty, and, if an investigation was to
be had, they should be included. He had talked
with Governor Stoneman upon the subject and
was informed BY him that he considered this
| one of the best appointments that he had made
| during his administration. He admonished the
Senate to be careful about ordering an investi-
| cation unless there is some specific charge.
| Mr. Briceland read some portion of private
| correspondence he had received, relating to
this matter, follows: :" He is gentleman of
| the highest intcgrity-of the most sensitive
| honor and of the most uuselsh purpose being
| a man who would not raise finger to maintain
| his appointment He was in favor of voting
| now for his confirmation.
Mr. Clunie said he had nothing against Mr..
| Lord, personally, out considered it his duty to
make the motion, from the matter that was in
| his hands, and which he had presented to the
| Senate Taking occasion to say that the Senate
| had approved appointments of gentlemen of
whom they had no knowledge, and considering
the Senate responsible for the appointments, he
| thought this matter should be looked into, even
| if there was nothing in it.
After considerable discussion, the matter was
| REF FRED TO Il special committee, consisting of
| MesSTs Rose, Dixon and Chandler, 10 report as
| soon as practicable
| Recess until O'Clock p NJ.
| Afternoon Session.
Mr.. White introduced the following resolu-
| ton:
Resolred. By the Senate, the Assembly con-
| curing That when the houses of theLegisature
| adjourn to-day, said adjournment be until Tues
day january 18th, at II clock A. NJ. Adopted.
| The Committee on Contingent Expenses re-
| ported that finding no law to warrant the pay
| mens to Thomas Coleman as an officer of the
| Twenty-sixth Extra Session, for mileage of
SIC 50, that 1t be not allowed. Adopted.
| A message received from the Assembly,
| notifying the Senate of the appointment OF II
Committee of Rules for joint Convention, and
| requesting the Senate to do the same. On the
| part of the Senate Messrs. Langtord, Jones and
! Vrooman were appointed
The following bills were introduced out of
order
By MofI,t-To provide for the analyzipg OF
| mineral, mineral waters and other liquids and
medicinal plants, food and. drugs and to prevent
the aCiulteration of the same.
BY Goucher-To provide for the payment OF
ID. Jordan (S79 000) for work upon and materials
furnished for the building of the State Prison
| at Folsom.
BY Murphy-For the removal of the mineral
| cabinet from the State Library.
| By YelI-An Act to amend part l. title 3, OF
Chapter of the Political Code. This makes SO
bills thus far introduced.
Al 2:45 +. NJ. the Senate adjourned.
ASSEMBLY.
The House met at IL A. NJ, Speaker Jordan in
the chair. Quorum present. The reading OF
the journal was dispensed with.